Intractable hiccups: How can chest X-ray help?

We describe the case of a young male presenting with hiccups refractory to antacids. Due to high index of suspicion was evaluated with a chest X-ray which revealed pericardial effusion. The effusion was drained, and the hiccups resolved. It is a teaching moment, to consider simple imaging, i.e., che...

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Autores principales: Goyal, Laxmi Kant, Mathur, Nitish, Mathur, Ajay, Jain, Gunja, Singhal, Sunny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10451591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37636168
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_902_22
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Sumario:We describe the case of a young male presenting with hiccups refractory to antacids. Due to high index of suspicion was evaluated with a chest X-ray which revealed pericardial effusion. The effusion was drained, and the hiccups resolved. It is a teaching moment, to consider simple imaging, i.e., chest X-ray in patients with refractory hiccups to rule out more serious underlying causes.

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